Looking for improbable ways to keep Trump out of office is a waste of time.

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19. my experience in politics goes back to Watergate

...and you never know what is going to spark action. It's almost certain that just one digression exposed isn't going to make a difference, but it's normally a confluence of misconduct and one incident, event, or statement which sparks enough interest to propel a scandal to the point where it places a politician's career at risk. In that effort, a theme or pattern usually emerges which confirms guilt to the public. One thing for sure, that moment isn't going to come from a cold stop after waiting for Trump to be inaugurated. Political action requires momentum.

Besides, most everyone recognizes the odds against successfully confronting power. That shouldn't be used to discourage anyone from seeking or expecting remedy for abuses by politicians, no matter how daunting or unprecedented those expectations may be. Politics isn't static, it's dynamic and amorphous. We should always expect to make a positive and substantial difference.